More of Living: New Zealand Women's Perspectives on Old Age

Abstract

How do New Zealand women themselves define ageing? How do self definitions vary among women of different ethnicity? Ageing is a lifelong experience, beginning at birth and ending with death, although it is usual to refer to the earlier stages as development and to save the term 'ageing' for the later stages of, life. The rapid, growth of older populations, and the expansion of their contributions and needs, has moved re-searchers from many disciplines to give more attention to studies of ageing.